Name: Kalona Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers .25-1.00 lower, Dairy steers .75 lower, slaughter cows 1.00-2.50 lower. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,686	114.89	1,937	24
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,463	135.15	1,977	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,498	113.18	1,695	50
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,438	100.29	1,442	63
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,174	83.46	980	58
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,472	161.34	2,375	21
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,406	152.68	2,147	5thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,253	135.40	1,697	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,354	182.65	2,473	152
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,253	176.67	2,214	21
Heifers	Select	Average	1,044	160.57	1,676	4thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,489	184.09	2,741	132
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,338	177.97	2,381	23

Every lot, as filed

18 lots · USDA AMS · Kalona Livestock Slaughter Cattle Auction - Kalona, IA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	—	—	1,660	112.93/cwt	98.00–126.50	1,875	17
Bulls	—	—	1,706	129.88/cwt	127.00–133.00	2,216	5
Bulls	—	—	1,855	94.11/cwt	93.00–95.00	1,746	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,419	102.74/cwt	98.00–108.00	1,458	50
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,510	90.87/cwt	86.00–97.00	1,372	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	112.12/cwt	109.00–118.00	1,674	46
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,253	176.67/cwt	170.00–179.50	2,214	21
Steers	Choice	—	1,489	184.09/cwt	180.25–187.25	2,741	132
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,338	177.97/cwt	173.00–179.50	2,381	23
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,472	161.34/cwt	159.00–163.50	2,375	21
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,253	135.40/cwt	134.00–136.00	1,697	5
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,406	152.68/cwt	149.00–157.00	2,147	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,180	85.32/cwt	70.00–97.50	1,007	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	58.30/cwt	56.00–61.00	635	4
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,463	135.15/cwt	131.00–140.00	1,977	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,556	125.31/cwt	123.00–127.00	1,950	4
Heifers	Choice	—	1,354	182.65/cwt	180.00–186.25	2,473	152
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,044	160.57/cwt	155.00–167.00	1,676	4

How this sale compares

Iowa weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Iowa auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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Kalona Livestock Slaughter Cattle Auction - Kalona, IA

Thu Nov 2, 2023

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Des Moines, IA (LS-NW)

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Slaughter cattle sale today: Compared to last week. Choice steers and heifers .25-1.00 lower, Dairy steers .75 lower, slaughter cows 1.00-2.50 lower. Trade active. Demand good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,660	98.00–126.50	112.93
5	—	1,706	127.00–133.00	129.88
2	—	1,855	93.00–95.00	94.11
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,419	98.00–108.00	102.74
13	—	1,510	86.00–97.00	90.87
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,493	109.00–118.00	112.12
4	—	1,556	123.00–127.00	125.31
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	1,180	70.00–97.50	85.32
4	—	1,089	56.00–61.00	58.30
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,463	131.00–140.00	135.15
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,253	170.00–179.50	176.67
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
152	—	1,354	180.00–186.25	182.65
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,044	155.00–167.00	160.57
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
132	—	1,489	180.25–187.25	184.09
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,338	173.00–179.50	177.97
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,472	159.00–163.50	161.34
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,253	134.00–136.00	135.40
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,406	149.00–157.00	152.68

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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